Veloso set for Sporting exit

Sporting Lisbon midfielder Miguel Veloso will be leaving the club for pastures new this summer, according to reports in Portugal.

Published

10 July 2009

The 23-year-old, who has been capped seven times by his country, has long been linked with a string of Premier League sides, including Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Everton, Aston Villa and Bolton.

After recently announcing he would be interested in a move abroad to further his career, Sporting fans reacted angrily, booing the player on a regular basis and daubing unsavoury graffiti at the club's training ground.

And Portuguese newspaper O Jogo claims that the player has now notified club officials of his desire to move on, as well as instructing his agent, Paulo Barbosa, to find him a new team ahead of the 2009/10 campaign. Veloso, who has made 66 league appearances for the Estádio José Alvalade outfit since bursting on to the first-team scene in 2006, is expected to be available for around €10 million.

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